Built-Up Tolerance to Pepper Spray?

This is a discussion on Built-Up Tolerance to Pepper Spray? within the Related Gear & Equipment forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I think there is consensus that OC affects some people more strongly than others. Does anyone know whether successively being hit with pepper spray on ...

Built-Up Tolerance to Pepper Spray?

I think there is consensus that OC affects some people more strongly than others. Does anyone know whether successively being hit with pepper spray on different occasions reduces the person's sensitivity to it?

In other words, will a person build up a tolerance to OC that would cause that person to have a lessened adverse reaction the next time that person is hit? I recognize that other factors come into play (accuracy of hit, amount of OC entering certain membranes, and strength of OC). However, I am interested in any thoughts from LEOs, instructors, or others that may have personal experience being hit with OC on more than one occasion. If so, it may explain why it may not be as effective against some BGs who've been hit with the stuff in the past.

Personaly I eat raw Habenero peppers with a slice of chedder for a tv snack , Mace does not bother me much , but OC makes it impossible for me to be effective , It wont make me turn loose of something , but i cant effectively get ahold of anyone either .. this comes from being maced , and peppered a fiew times irl .

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I am pretty sensitive to anything ''peppers'' and expect I'd be right out of it if sprayed. I do hear tho of some folks who have had some exposure have gotten less sensitive. Much tho I think depends still on an individual sensitivity ''threshold''.

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It works extremely well on the Bad Guys with 4 legs.

My theory is not so much that a person builds up a resistance but that the first time, it burns and the "spray-ee" is surprised and confused at how much burn, blindness, and...um, nasal discomfort there is. After a while, people realize that they can still function, to a degree, and the more they realize this, the more they function. Also, though it does cause a lot of actual physical symptoms, it still depends on pain compliance to some degree, and in my experience that has been a thin reed to hang on to.

My theory is not so much that a person builds up a resistance but that the first time, it burns and the "spray-ee" is surprised and confused at how much burn, blindness, and...um, nasal discomfort there is. After a while, people realize that they can still function, to a degree, and the more they realize this, the more they function. Also, though it does cause a lot of actual physical symptoms, it still depends on pain compliance to some degree, and in my experience that has been a thin reed to hang on to.

Makes sense; we do adjust to situations. We seem to do much worse in surprise and first time situations than in repeats. The second, and successive times have less and less unknowns and we tend to respond a bit more effectively.

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